# Specifying charset for selects

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specifying-charset-for-selects/187409>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 22, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specifying-charset-for-selects/187409 "2010-04-22T18:50:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specifying-charset-for-selects/187409/1 "2010-04-22T18:50:47Z")

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How can I explicitly say that I want my select statements from the  
database to be in charset utf8?